Gun rest



E. W. OLSON April 21, 1953 GUN REST 2 SHEETS-SHEET 11.

Filed July 16, 1951 Ada /V70? Wm 4770mm /5 April 1953 E. w. OLSON2,635,246

GUN REST Filed July 16, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented Apr. 21, 1953UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE GUN REST Earl w. Olson, Willmar, Minn.Application Jun e, 1951, Serial No. 237,030

This invention relates to gun rests. More particularly, it relates to agun rest adapted to be mounted on a hunting jacket or the like for useby the hunter in supporting his gun while walking through a field orbrush.

i This invention constitutes an improvement upon my former invention asdisclosed in Patent Number 2,520,285, issued August 29, 1950, andentitled Gun Support. 1 I It is a general object of my invention to provide a novel and improved gun rest of cheap and simple constructionwhich can be attached to ahunting jacket within a pocket and which canbe collapsed against the jacket and within the pocket when it is desirednot to use the same and which can be extended from the jacket pocket toreceive and sup-port the butt of a gun as the hunter walks through thehunting grounds and permits the holding of the gun in such position thatthe gun can be readily swung down for the. hunter in maintaining his gunin erect. po.

sition.

; Another object is to provide an improved gunrest constructed to permitthe same to be collapsed and carriedwithin the confines of a pocket fromwhich it extends to prevent the samefrom engaging brush and the likewhen not in use.

1 These and other objectsand advantages of my invention will more fullyappear from the fol-' lowing description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similarparts throughout the:

several views and in' which:

1 is'a view showing a hunter wearing a huntingjacket, incorporatingtherein a gun rest of" the present invention, the gun rest being shownin an inextended position to receive the butt end of a gun therein andto support the 50. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the portion of thehunting jacketwhich carries the gun. rest, the;

same.

gunrest being in collapsed positionand within the confines of the pocketand the zipper onthe;

pocket being shown in closed position Claims. (Cl. 2.-94)

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through the frontarea of the hunting jacket which supports the gun rest with the gun restbeing shown principally in side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational' view of the portion of the hunting jacketWhich supports the gun rest with portions of the pocket broken away toshow the method of securing the gun rest to the jacket.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention detachedfrom the hunting jacket.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank form from which the gun rest shown inFig. 5 may be formed.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of my inventiondetached from the hunting jacket.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank form from which the gun rest shown inFig. '7 may be formed.

Shown in Fig. 1 is a pocket indicated generally as i3. As best shown inFig. 2, this pocket I3 is equipped with. a zipper One embodiment of myinvention may include as shown in Fig. 5 a socket-like member indicatedgenerally as ll.

Fig. 6 or from the blank form shown in Fig. 8. The blank form shown inFig. 6 is cut from a piece of flexible material, preferably arelatively.

heavy fabric, to provide a generally rectangularly shaped base portion18. slightly greater in width than the width of a conventional gun butt.The brokenlines of Fig. 6 show the lines along which the material willbe creased in forming the socket-like member [1. The blank form has apair of side portions l9 and 20 which become side webs when the memheris properly assembled. Each of these side portions 19 and 20 are ofgenerally right triangular shape. The base legs l9a and 20a of theseside webs are secured as by stitching or some other suitable means tothe corresponding side hunting jacket indicated generally as It! beingworn by a hunter and" having a front area H, a-rear area 112, and a Thissocket-like member may be formed from the blank form shown in.

This base portion isedges, [8a of the base portion 18. Fig. shows theseedges being attached to each other by stitching as at 2|.

The vertical legs [9b and 20b of the side webs l9 and 28' are connectedto the front area of the jacket within the confines of the pocket l3.This connection may be established by direct sewing or stitching of theside legs to the front area of h J ket a d wi hi t ocket or, ass h, bystitching theic entral portion 22 :to the jacket. The top edges 19c and200 of the side portions 19 and 2!] may be folded over and stitched inthe manner shown in Figs. 3 and 5. These top portions may also bestitched to the jacket wall within the confines of the pocket l3.

Fig. 8 shows another blank form cut 'rrom flexible material such as ahegayy fabric in such a manner as to provide a lower portion 24 and anupper portion 25. As shown the lowerportion has the general shape of anisosceles trapezoid. The up e portion .2. aehehallyhelyseha i shape and.h 'a eth r sid 2 c lightlys ea er in width than i s ,lewe the 2.51sihee the s et shown is est. a single iece .eI L hbrie, theiewer. s de1259 or the up r --pertieh 1 2. al eehst thtesthe s nner; de .259 hi thehwe he t eh 4,- As shown, Jews? -.,r Q t. 9h has a bot m ideHhh dtwesdhals le 2.4. The upper portion also has two equal sides g5; and seewhich ext nd upwardl a d eht-ward y from th hate n fi hthhh lfi te ei hr.- The width of the bottom side 2551) is substantially easel .th the.width hi it eehv htiena huh b t Th 'PIQKQI lihe sh aths: alone wh h thematerial is creased when the socket-like 5 9i Elsi-71 i ri hdt :T :formthe scche dikemem er 6.. h material of the blank form shown in ,8 i flglegi alon the crease lines indi ated t e e u les 'ZAea 2M areattaehedt the equa sides 25c and 25d of the upper portion. This attach: mentprovidesa baseiportion flror he'sdcketlike member and a .pair oispacedside vwebszfl and 2.9, these ..side webs being generally .-righ.ttriangular ihshane- Theimn r partof the-inertical legs of. theserighttriangular side :webs may be secured to the -.jacket .in the. samemanner as describedfor the structureshown in-Figs. 5'and 6- Li ewise, hesi ei tiohs oi theetop ed e of the .iipper -p,ortio n :25 may :be roldedin and stitched. in they manner described with respect to thestructureshownin Fig.5.

hegun restishotinuse, .the base nor.- tions 18, 21 are swungupwa-rdlywithin the cone fines of the pocket .13 to he in verticalposition along the inner-wallof the pocketand the front area of theiacketl'il. The side webs-1,9,.20-or 28, 2.9 collapse and fold therewithso that the entire un ,rest Will .lie .flat along the front area :of thehunting jacketsothatthelzipper 14 may he drawnto closed position tocompletely encase the gun rest. This is best shown in Fig. '2. Thus, itcan be seen that while the gun rest is not being utilized,there.isabsolutely no danger .of it catchin onbrushnetc, The entire unitdisposed inan oute-of-way position and :is protected from engagementwith brush and the :like by the pocket. The-flexible material from whichthe un rest is made permits such swinging on the part of the baseportion andesuch collapsing .on the part .of the side webs without anydifficulty.

When the hunter desires to utilize thegun rest, he merely ,opens thezipper l4 anddraws the socket-like member 11,25 to extended position. Inso doing thebase-portion 48, 21 swings tout.-

- tthe same have u sh ded hepqss ihtr the outward swinging movement ofthe base portions and form therewith a socket-like member adapted toreceive therein the butt of the hunter's gun.

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hunt r i s t ghh butt 4 6 into t e socket 'like'mem'ber I1, 26 so thatthe weight thereof Because.

will rest upon the base portion I8, 21. of the flexible nature of thesebase portions 18,

Bl the weight of the gun, in addition to causing 1 the side webs tobecome taut, will also cause the 5 base portion -to assume more or lessthe shape of the end or the gun butt. The base portion, will support theweight of the gun so that the hunter may walk through the fieldrelatively relaxed and without tiri ng. The gun [5, in addit qh-t b inglph te hythe ghnrest. i insi ta ed i 'pl l' -Qiewhy ahdsrela iv sa e nesever he ess, th shuts read lyavailebl fsmu cls e oet hs eetieh iohensame ppears the hunter y instantl comm nce ra ing his un wher hh t wight th eof wi l lin d firemt e besepe t eh lit 2 an it wi te dto resu eits ori ina res arts 1h shape.- .In words, as soon as the weight i thegun is ed ofi -the base portion, the ehtihe VSQ-QKQF $59 1. laterallthetthesoeket, hermitet eguh butt to he .ireely w th r er i hhthese ishedehsene t es h h t bec m n en ged b t e seek -.t uht is tte hpt t9eyelihisshh i tehtteeeu e the same e eer 1. mm the-sh. heveztehhd at hshhtru tih m ssh .est n t e .m hh. r d e i, have attain d the ad e-hases ve having a ivel el sefit in se re tf r thesuh but of the hunter.beihgh hdereddh h theraisihs movement otthezsuh. Ahysuh rest wi al1$1lhhitl flzadr l fi ag ravation $9112 1? hhter, w l -.c use :him emiss amew ich h. otherwise mi htkill. and may even result in j y due t identaldischar e of the sun caused by the gun butt .loeeoming en a ed duhglsuch upward movement.

It .should'benoted-that-the-side webs 119,320 and 2.8, :29,becoming-taut due to the weight ofthe gun butt upon the base portion,arexdrawn so as to extendtinvzcloseelying relation-to. the sides of thegun butt. In fact, with most gun butts the side edgesof the hypotenuseof the right :triangle will positively :engage .the sides of thegunbutt. Through this close=lying relationship, the side -webs 19, :24]and 28, -29=posis tively assist-the hunter in maintaining the gun inerect position and inpreventing'r the gun from tipping sideways. *Inother word s ,-the gunrest provides positive assistance in maintainingthe gun in its optimum position and at the ;same time readily assumes ashape when the weight of theehn s li ted t e e rein whi l P m the sun but to h withdrawn uickly ithne anger of t s en age ent by theseehet member.

Thus tem e seen that I ha pr v d da new and improved gun rest capable ofcheap nd simp e eeh tr c ie and adapted 9 b phas d in a eemhletelshesitiehovenl have elimina ed ..t1 '=I. Q rela i ely x ensi e metal ersand heveprevided mu h;

which will support the gun butt with greater efficiency andeffectiveness.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a hunting jacket having a front area and a back area, a gun restcarried by said front area, said gun rest comprising a socket memberhaving a flexible base portion of generally rectangular shape and havinga pair of opposite generally right triangularly shaped side portions,the base legs of said side portions being attached to the sides of saidbase portion throughout its length, said side portions being connectedby the upper parts of their vertical legs to the lower part of the frontarea of the jacket, said side portions also being flexible to permitsaid base portion to swing upwardly and lie against the front area ofthe jacket and being collapsible therewith, the vertical legs of saidside portions being attached to said front area adjacent said baseportions a distance apart substantially equal to the width of aconventional gun butt and a substantially less distance apart adjacentthe upper parts of their vertical legs whereby when a gun butt is restedupon said base portion said side portions will extend closely along thesides of such gun butt and coo erate with said base portion to form aloose-fittin three-wall support for the gun butt which willsimultaneously bear the weight of the gun and positively assist inpreventing the gun from tilting sidewise.

2. In a hunting jacket having a front area with a vertically extendingzipper in the outer lining thereof and a back area, a gun rest carriedby said front area and extending outwardly through such zipper when thelatter is open, said gun rest comprising a flexible normally horizontalsupport member, and a pair of generally right trianeularly shaped sidewebs attached along their base legs to said su port member along itsside edges and throughout its length and extending upwardly from theside edges thereof, said. side webs being also connected along the upperportions of their vertical legs to the lower portion of the front areaof the jacket and extending outwardly therefrom, said side webs alsobeing flexible to permit said support member to swing upwardly fromsubstantially horizontal position to lie flat relative to the front areaof the jacket and being readily collapsible therewithin, said side websbeing attached to said front area a distance apart substantially equalto the width of a conventional gun butt whereby when a gun butt isrested upon said support member said side webs will extend closely alongthe sides of such gun butt and cooperate with said support member toform a three-wall support for the gun butt which will simultaneouslybear the weight of the gun and positively assist in preventing the gunfrom tilting sidewise, said gun rest being collapsible to pass inwardlyto a position inward of such zipper to permit the latter to be closedand completely conceal said gun rest.

3. In a hunting jacket having a front area and a back area, a gun restcarried by said front area, said gun rest comprising a socket-likemember having a flexible base of generally rectangular shape, saidsocket-like member being formed of a piece of flexible material havingan upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said piecebeing generally of the shape of an isosceles trapezoid the upper side ofwhich is substantially equal in length to the width of a conventionalgun butt and the upper portion being polygonal in shape and having apair of side edges equal in length. and which, when said piece is inblank form, extend upwardly and laterally from the upper part of saidlower portion, said side edges being attached to the equal sides of saidlower portion to form said socketlike member, said upper portion beingattached to the lower front area of the hunting jacket.

4. In a hunting jacket having at the front thereof a pocket with aninner and an outer wall, a collapsible gun rest carried by said pocketwithin its confines when in collapsed position and extending outwardlytherefrom when in extended position, said gun rest comprising asocket-like member having a flexible base portion of generallyrectangular shape and having a pair of opposite generally righttriangularly shaped side portions, the base legs of said side portionsbeing attached to the sides of said base portion throughout its length,said side portions having the upper parts of their vertical legsconnected to the inner wall of the pocket, said side portions also beingflexible to permit said base portion to swing upwardly and lie againstthe inner wall of the pocket and being collapsible therewith to aposition within the confines of the pocket as said base portion is movedfrom an outwardly extending position to upright position and cooperatingwith said base portion when the latter is in extended position to form aloose fitting three wall support for a gun butt which willsimultaneously bear the Weight of the gun and positively assist inmaintaining the gun from tilting sidewise.

5. In a hunting jacket having a front area and a back area, a gun restcarried by said front area, said gun rest comprising a socket-likemember having a flexible base of generally rectangular shape, saidsocket-like member being formed of a piece of flexible material havingin blank form an upper and a lower portion, said lower portion of saidpiece being generally of the shape of an isosceles trapezoid the upperside of which is substantially equal in length to the width of aconventional gun butt, said upper portion being polygonal in shape andsecured to the lower front area of the jacket and having a pair of sideedges equal in length and when in blank form extending upwardly andlaterally from the upper part of said lower portion, said upper portionhaving a top side slightly greater in length than its bottom side andthe upper side of said lower portion, said side edges of said upperportion being attached to the equal sides of said lower portion to drawthe same upwardly and thereby form said rectangulariy shaped base, theextreme lateral sections of said upper portion adjacent its top edgebeing folded over outwardly and then toward each other and secured alongsaid top edge to complete said socket-like member and form a loosefitting three-wall support for a gun butt which will simultaneously bearthe weight of the gun and positively assist in maintaining the gun fromtilting sidewise.

EARL W. OLSON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,520,285 Olson Aug. 29, 1950 2,543,703 Pelton Feb. 27, 1951

